Article conveying and distributing apparatus



July 16, 1935. WHITE I 2,008,572

ARTICLE CONVEYING AND DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS Filed Dec. 6, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet l y 1935- J. J. WHITE ARTICLE CONVEYING AND DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Z)! 1/0 Di 2 4 2 lo 5 -E 7M 2 i Z y l 1 1 5 4 2 2 2 M Z nu Z T L 2 5\ a v Z Patented July 16, 1 935 :T: V

aqosgs'vai ARTICLE CONVEYING AND DISTRIBUTING APPARATUS I Jess J. White, Alton, 111., assignor m1 wens-, Illinois Glass Company a corporation'of Ohio Application December :6, 1933; Serial No. 701,139

4c1'a'ims';(o1.19s s) V My invention relates to an apparatus for-conthe forward end of the chute. A bridge plate 29 veying and distributing articles. As herein spans the gap between the discharge end of the shown, the invention is' designed for conveying .conveyor Wand-chute [2, being removably held articles such as small bottles to an annealing leer in position by guidepins 29 at the upper end of 5 and distributing them uniformly on the leer cona pair of verticalarms 29* on said plate. These [UNITED STATES j P ArENTToFF1cE veyor. pins are guided on slots formed inbrackets 3i An object of the invention is to provide a simple, attached to the conveyor frame I 3. practical and enicient apparatus for automati- .The operation is as follows: The conveyor It cally distributing such articles evenly across the .Which is drivencontinuously. carries the bottles or leer conveyor, otherarticles forward and discharges them onto l Other objects of the invention will appear here- ;chute..l2.:. The rolls 23 are vibrated up an'ddown inafter. by the chains l5 running ltherebeneath, each I th accompanying drawings: link of; a chain causing a short vibration of the Fig. 1 is aplan view of an apparatus constructed qroll. thus imparting. an up and down vibratory in accordance with my invention. 1 Imcvem'entto the arms 2| andto the chute if 5 Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. which is rigid y attached to said arms. This Fig. 3 is a section at the line III-III on Fig, 2. Vibratory motion serves toflshake' the articles Fi 4 1 .3, ide elevation, partly broken away, which. have been depositedon the chute l2 and howing modified constru tion, distribute them substantially uniformly over the Fig 5 1 plan i of th apparatus h n surface of said chute. The vibratory motion of 20 n Fig, 4, the chute causes the articles to move forward Fig. 6 is a detail view of this vibrator shown in and at the same time spreads them laterally so Figs, 4 and 5, as to extend across the entire width of th chute. Referring particularly to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, an The articles are discharged along the entire front 2 endless belt conveyor l8 running over a roll ll edge of the chute and thus given a substantially 5 conveys articles, as, for example, small bottles even distribution across practically the entire or jars, which have just been discharged from a, Width of the leer conveyor Hi. It Will be noted forming machine and delivers them to a fanthat the forward edge 32 of the chute is conshaped chute l2. The conveyor is supported on a vexly curved in a manner to facilitate the uniframe l3 and driving power is transmitted ther form discharge of the articles at all points along 30 to through a sprocket chain M. Sprocket chains said edge. l5 are connected to the conveyor It along the Referring to the modified construction shown margins thereof and run over sprockets connected in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, the chute i2 is anchored at to the roll H, providing a positive driving connecits rear end to brackets 33 on the frame l3 and tion between the conveyor belt and the roll ll. is supported adjacent its forward end on an arm 35 The forward or discharge end of the chute I2 34 extending transversely therebeneath. The overlies the leer conveyor I6 which comprises an arm 34 s n to p v a Section 35 extendendless belt or apron running over rolls l1 and ing rearwardly at one side of the chute and con- I 8, the conveyor l6 extending as usual lengthwise nected adjacent its rear end to an arm 36. The through an annealing leer IS. The chute I2 is connection comprises a pivot pin 31. An adjustprovided with side bars 20 to which is attached a ing screw 38 permits adjustment of the arm 34 frame comprising rearwardly extending arms 2| about the pivot 31 for adjusting the forward end and a cross bar 22. At the rear ends of the arms of the chute up or down. The arm 36 inter- 2| are mounted rolls 23'which run on the sprocket mediate its ends is connected by a pivot 39 to chains 15. The rolls are held downward against the conveyor frame I3. The rear end of the arm 45 said chains with a yielding pressure by means of 36 carries a roll 40 which engages cam lugs 4| coil springs 24 connected at their upper ends to arranged in an annular series on the periphery of pins 25 attached to the arms 2!. Said pins ena wheel 42 fixed to a shaft 43 (Fig. 6). Said shaft gage in slots formed in the upper ends of plates 26 is journaled in the frame l3 and carries a sprocket secured to the frame l3, the lower ends of the, wheel 4.4 which runs on one of the conveyor springs 24 being anchored to said plate. chains IS.

The chute I2 is supported near its forward end It will be seen that with this construction, the on arms 21 attached to the frame I3. Bolts 28 forward movement of the conveyor chain will roextending through slots in said arms 21 provide tate the wheel 42, causing the cam lugs 41 to for up and down adjustment of the arms and of successively engage the roll 40, thereby oscillating or vibrating the arm 36- up and down about its fulcrum 39 and thus imparting an up and down vibratory movement to the chute [2. The weight of the chute and the articles thereon is suificient to hold the roll 40 in operative engagement with the lugs 4 l Excessive pressure of the roll 48 againstthe lugs 4| may be. prevented by a counter-weight 45 attached to the arm 36. A series of holes 46 provide means for 'adjustably attaching the weight 45 at different points along the arm 36 for adjustably varying the counterbalancing action of the weight. An adjustable stop Al which, as shown in Fig. 4, is in the form r of a screw bolt, is positioned in the path of the lever arm 36 and can be adjusted to limit the amplitude of vibration of said arm. In this manner the vibratory movement of the chute can be adjustably regulated. r r a Modifications may be resorted to Within the spirit and scope of my invention.

sprocket chain constituting part of driving means.

for the belt conveyor engaging and vibrating said roll and arm and causing the latter to impart vibratory movement to thechute.

2. The combination of a belt conveyor, a

sprocket chain connected thereto for travel there- 'Wlth, a chute in position to receive articles from said conveyor, a frame supporting the conveyor and including an extension at one end to at least in part support the chute, an arm extending from the receiving end of the chute above the chain,

and a roll on the arm adapted to engage the chain and be actuated thereby for imparting a vertical vibratory movement to said arm and chute.

3. The combination of a belt conveyor, a sprocket chain connected thereto for travel therewith, a chute in position to receive articles from said conveyor, a frame supporting the conveyor and including an extension at one end to at least in part support the chute, an arm extending from the receiving end of the chute, a roll on the arm adapted 'to engage the chain and be actuated thereby for imparting a vertical vibratory movement to said arm and chute, and means for yieldingly holding said roll in engagement with the chain; c V

4. The combination of a 'belt conveyor, a sprocket chain connected thereto for travel therewith, a chute in position to receive articles from said conveyor, a frame supporting the conveyor and including an extension at one endto at least in, part support the chute, an arm extend-' slot, and a spring normally operating to yieldingly hold the pin against complete removal from said slot.

JESS J. WHITE. 

